500회 우리나라 호칭 문화: '님'이라 불러도 될까요?/ 한국 귀화 시험의 현주소

<p>진행자: 김혜연, Naomi Garyan</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>1. Will &#39;nim&#39; do?</strong></p> <p>기사 요약: 다소 모호할 수 있는 우리나라 호칭 문화 &#39;님,&#39; &#39;씨&#39; 등에 대한 고찰 </p> <p><br></p> <p>[1] President Yoon Suk Yeol scrapped Korea’s traditional way of counting age, in which a person is considered one at birth, and grows a year older on the first day of the new year. The revised law will go into effect in June. Some may wish the same might be done about Koreans’ way of addressing each other.</p> <p>- scrapped 폐기처분하다, 철회하다</p> <p>- go into effect 효력이 발생되다, 실시되다</p> <p>- addressing ~에게 말을 걸다, 다루다</p> <p><br></p> <p>[2] Over the past two decades, a growing number of South Koreans have been using “nim” as an honorific suffix after names, or as a respectful but informal form of “you.” </p> <p>- honorific 존경을 나타내는, 경칭의</p> <p>- suffix 접미사</p> <p><br></p> <p>[3] There are some reasons behind the proliferation of “nim.” Traditionally, Koreans had a highly ordered system of addressing each other, with a single person often having multiple appellations. He or she would have an informal one for the home and among friends; an official one which people of lower ranks or age could not use without adding a title or appropriate honorifics; and a “ho,” which is similar to a pen name.</p> <p>- proliferation 급증, 확산</p> <p>- appellation 명칭, 호칭, 직함</p> <p>- appropriate 적절한 </p> <p><br></p> <p>[4] It is still considered rude to call an adult by his or her first name today, despite drastic changes in society. Thus, addressing someone can be rather wordy, awkward or risky -- especially in non-familial and non-professional circumstances.</p> <p>- drastic 과감한, 극단적인</p> <p><br></p> <p>기사 원문: http://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20230314000501</p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>2. Naturalization exam: How difficult is it?</strong></p> <p>기사 요약: 귀화 목표 외국인 대상 주어지는 귀화 시험, 실제 한국인에게도 결코 쉽지 않은 난이도</p> <p><br></p> <p>[1] To become a naturalized citizen of South Korea, applicants must have a basic knowledge of the Korean language, customs and culture, which is eva